Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-11-05

lerful thinR now Dou eouiu h"Ss hiS"
with it?'
"'with what. Jack?''
"'With the sleam-tie power of II,
/ mean. II was long time before he
did. But when the right time came,
and then he told.
so, Motherr said he with his eyes
shining. what must il have been 10 be
James Watt. and to listen 10 such q.
secret as tlatP'
Sin m mute he spoke again:
"'And it's never safe to forget 70
listen, because we don't know when
He might speak, or what there might
be to heart
II could not answer him for ehok- |
ing in my throat, but had laid down |
my knitting. and put my arm around
him; and he looked up into my face
with something in his eyes that I'll
never forget.
I'VE are getting along well then.
The little house aud garden were al
most paid for. and we thought that
nowhere in the world were happier
people than we. or n brighter, cosier
home. My husband and were always
talking of this and that TO be done for
Jack when the last was made. But be-
fore the money was due my husband
came home very sick one day.
"Do not be frightened. Mary he
said. i think 1 shall be better to NOR
row."
But he only grew worse next day.
il was lung fever that he had, and
for many days we thought lac must die.
/ Yet he rallied after time -thOugh lie
kept his hacking cough--and sat up
and moved about the house, and at
last thought himself strong enough TO
take his place again.
but that was too much. for at the
end of the first week he came home
and fell fainting on the threshold.
"Il's no use. Mary he said, after
he came to himself 4 can't run the
engine and If could it isn't right for
peoples lives TO Ase trusted to such
weak hands as minci
.He never did any regular work af-
ter that. although lac survived for a
iyear.
consumption is terrible disease.
siri To see one that you would give
your hearts blood to save, slipping,
slipping away before your eyes, and
Won helpless to hold him back by SO
much as a hairs breadth from the
black gulf of death! All. sir! l trust
you have never learned how hard il
wasl
Young as he was, Jack was my stay
and comfort through that dark time.
Nv poor husband had matters in his
mind that he longed TO speak to me
about, but / always put him off. for
, could not listen 10 anything like his go
ing away from MS.
but at last The very day before thu
end came. as | sat by his bed. holding
his hand in mine, he said, very gently
! but firmly:
1 MARY, wife. think you must lie
me speak TO you to-day.
. II fell to crying as if my heart woul'
!, break, and he drew pitiful sigh tina
! went like a sword through my breast
q vet | could not stop the sobs. The
b Jack rose mp from the little stool wher
4 he sat so quietly that had almost fol
d gotten he was there, and came an
a touched me.
7 ".Mother! dear motberr he said
u and as | looked saw that his face wa
IS perfectly white. but there were n
tears in his eyes.
Is .Mother?' he said again. please z
u away for little while. | can hea
!, what father wants to say
: You win think me cowardly, 81
" but did as the child babe. left th
" door aiar, and | could hear my hui
ia bands weak voice, though could M
ar understand the words, and then N
/. brave boys answers clear and lo'
= not a break nor a trcmbie in the swe
voice. And at last Jack sa d:
err els that all dear fatherg and. 'Yc
III will be sure TO remember il, eve
word
rk Then he came out and kissed nj
~ with smile, and went out the out
Sc door
L. But an hour afterward, when
or went out to the well. i heard lit
sit choking sound, aud found him living I
We his face in the long grass under q
to apple tree, sobbing his very heart ava
So turned about and went into t
ne house as softly as could. and | ney
n let him know.
after it was all over and we III
to time 10 look about us, we found sol
to depts left and very little money.
was bad thing for me. that had
re-, so long a strong, loving arm betwe
lrt me and every care, TO think and pl
er how to make both ends meet, when
his could not start evenly at the beginnir
But Jack came to my help again.
ok "Father said that YOU We're never
M work, dear mother. because you We
id, not strong, but that l must take c;
lie, of YOU i'm some way. He thought y
wn could let two or three rooms to lodge
maybe. and the best thing for me TO
his Just now would be TO get a train-bo
aw place. lie said the men on our re
a would be sure to give me chance
his sake.
ON. II do not know that | smiled Def,
The since his father died, but when he'
Nv, him say our road, in that little pre-
tone he had, / caught him to my hes
up and then we laughed and cried
not gether.
and :. And spoke to Mr.. Withers alb
elk, it only yesterday he went on, and
ID | said Tom Gray was going to leave,
Xix can have his chance and begin u
nd. week, If like. What do you say, d
ked motherP
oh, Jackr / said, how can l
like through the long, lonesome days W
out youp And if anything should l
hen pen to YOU should diet
cad Don't, MOTHER he said, gen
for the tears were in my eyes ag
in But l would not heed him.
And you to give up your schc
The / cried, 'and all our plans for yo
come 10 naughtr
tho .'Father thought of that, too.
rev answered; but he said that the WI
etnn | ,,,n,ld t,alonoa IN tine man that